Editing File Explorer (section)

{{Short description|Microsoft Windows file manager application}}
{{About|the Microsoft Windows file listing browser|exploring file system listings|file browser|exploring inside files|file viewer}}
{{Hatnote|"Windows Explorer" and "explorer.exe" redirect here. They are not to be confused with [[Internet Explorer]] (iexplore.exe).}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Windows File Explorer
| logo = Microsoft PowerToys-Logo File Explorer Preview 02.svg
| logo_size = x64px
| screenshot = Windows File Explorer 25.png
| screenshot_size = 300px
| caption = File Explorer on [[Windows 11]] in Light App Mode showing [[special folder]]s on Home, with the new command bar and tabs feature
| developer = [[Microsoft]]
| released = {{Start date and age|1995|8|15}}
| replaces = [[Program Manager]], [[File Manager (Windows)|File Manager]]
| included with = [[Windows 95]] and later
| genre = [[Shell (computing)|Shell]], [[file manager]]
| latest release version = {{Latest stable software release/Windows 11}}
| latest preview version = {{Latest preview software release/Windows 11}}
}}
'''File Explorer''', previously known as '''Windows Explorer''', is a [[file manager]] application and default [[desktop environment]] that is included with releases of the [[Microsoft Windows]] [[operating system]] from [[Windows 95]] onwards. It provides a [[graphical user interface]] for accessing the [[file system]]s, as well as user interface elements such as the [[taskbar]] and [[desktop environment|desktop]]. 

The application was renamed from "Windows Explorer" to "File Explorer" in [[Windows 8]];<ref name=win8-fileexp /> however, the old name of "Windows Explorer" can still be seen in the [[Task Manager (Windows)|Windows Task Manager]].